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Senator Pushes Bill To Curb 'Exploitative And Addictive' Social Media Practices
The legislation by a freshman Republican senator would prohibit features like auto-play and infinite scrolling, used by social media companies to keep users on their platform longer. -
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DOJ Starts Review Of Whether Major Tech Companies Are Too Powerful
The Justice Department says it is launching a wide-ranging antitrust review, without naming the companies. But there have been increasing calls to regulate companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon. -
Can Playing Fortnite Get You A College Scholarship?
Jordan Herzog is one of the up-and-coming players in the world of e-sports. But training for competition at this level makes a normal 16-year-old’s life impossible. -
Facebook Bans Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan And Other 'Dangerous' Individuals
The social media platform said it was banning the high-profile individuals for engaging in hate. Jones called it an 'authoritarian' move. -
Americans Getting More Inactive, Computers Partly To Blame
Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, a new study found. -
Facebook Stored Millions Of User Passwords In Plain, Readable Text
The information was held in a readable format within the company's internal data storage systems. Facebook says it "found no evidence to date" of abuse. -
Targeting Online Privacy, Congress Sets A New Tone With Big Tech
In a rare area of bipartisan agreement, and after years of little regulation, lawmakers in both chambers say the tech industry needs to do more to protect its users' personal information. -
Study Finds Screen Time Not As Bad For Kids As We Thought
One researcher says the concern about social media that she hears in conversation and sees in the media isn't necessarily backed up by data. -
Apple To Fix FaceTime Bug That Allows Eavesdropping
Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person's microphone remotely.
